A respiratory therapist is a specialized healthcare practitioner trained in pulmonary medicine in order to work therapeutically with people suffering from pulmonary disease
Respiratory Therapist Duties:
- Conduct assessments for Breathing for Health and Pulmonary Rehabilitation groups
- Assesst in Lung diseases like Asthma and COPD
- Assesst in Inhalation technique
- Providing education on sleep apnea
- Preform a spirometry test to assess lung conditions
- Quitting smoking and staying non-smoker
- Chronic coughs and breathlessness